Grohe Sense In Detail; Hardware - Grohe Sense User Manual

5. GROHE SENSE IN DETAIL

5. GROHE SENSE IN DETAIL

5.1. HARDWARE

These are the functions of GROHE Sense:
• Detects water on the floor (e.g. water leaks, flooding)
• Senses humidity
• Measures temperature and detects frost risk
To provide these functions, the device is equipped with:
• Two water-detecting metal pins on the underside of the sensor
• Temperature sensor
• Humidity sensor
For correct functioning, the device needs:
• Batteries (3x AAA)
• Stable Wi-Fi connection, established with the use of a smartphone and GROHE Sense app
• Placement on a flat area of non-conducting material, ideally at the lowest point in the room.
It is recommended to place GROHE Sense at a location with an increased risk of water
leak or high humidity:
• At the water boiler and the central heating system
• Under the incoming water pipe upstream of the GROHE Sense Guard
• Other specific locations in the cellar, the laundry room, the bathroom or in the kitchen
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To provide long battery life, the functions are defined in the following way:
• Flooding detection is always active
• Temperature and humidity are measured once per hour
• The readings are updated in the app once per day as long as the values stay within
the set thresholds
• Trigger for an alarm of crossing the set thresholds is always active
CONTROL VIA SMARTPHONE
GROHE Sense is a smart home device that is controlled with the use of GROHE Sense app.
DEVICE LIGHT
LED light of the GROHE Sense indicates the following information:
Color Blinking rhythm
Blue Blinking
Red Blinking in 3 flashes
with a pause
Blinking in 2 flashes
Red
with a pause
Blinking in single
Red
flashes with a pause
DEVICE SOUND ALARM
GROHE Sense sound alarm indicates the following information:
Alarm Situation
Three beeps • Flooding detected
accompanied by red • Flooding alarm has been successfully transferred via
light Wi-Fi to the GROHE Sense Cloud
Single beep Connection via Wi-Fi to the GROHE Sense Cloud
accompanied by blue successfully established (during integration process, or
light after battery replacement)
GROHE SENSE USER GUIDE
Status
Connecting via Wi-Fi to the GROHE Sense
Cloud, in cases such as:
• Regular measurement data is sent from
the device
• Temperature or humidity warning is sent
from the device
• Wi-Fi integration mode
Flooding detected, ongoing attempts to
transfer the alarm via Wi-Fi to the GROHE
Sense Cloud
Low batteries
System error
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